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Nissan Director "Thinks" EVs Don't Need Bigger Batteries, Leaf Has Enough

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:41:34 +0000

An article I read today showed that recently Nissan started thinking big batteries aren’t necessary for EVs. They claim to have studied extensive data before claiming what seems to be one of the stupidest claims since the one saying “you won’t ever need more than 64 kilobytes of RAM in a computer” (in the 80’s, […]

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LED Headlights Could Add Another 6 Miles to Your Electric Car's Autonomy

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:58:22 +0000

I've said for many times that LEDs are the next big thing to come in matter of lighting. With the upcoming release of various electric cars having more or less battery storage available, LEDs seem the perfect solution for saving some energy.

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Tesla Roadster Hypermiling: 501km/charge in Australia

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:00 +0000

They went 501km with one battery charge, from Alice Springs, in the Australian Northern Territory, to the finish marker at a point 183 km north of Coober Pedy, in South Australia.

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